Well, hello there. My name is Morgan Harper-Nichols. I'm an artist and a writer, and this is a space where I share words that I hope can make a little room for you to slow down and take a few deep breaths as you prepare for whatever lies ahead. Thanks for being here today. And now on to today's episode.

We often let our minds wonder about what lies on the other side of our questions,

but how often do we let our minds wonder toward what lies on the other side of the window across the room? How often do we let our minds wonder toward what lies on the other side of the window across the room? How often do we give our attention to the depths of the clouds, taking up glorious space in the sky, over the clouds of worry and doubt that take up space within our minds. What's on the inside is what

truly matters, but this outside world has many lessons to teach us too. Even when it comes to

the things you see every day, it is always worth taking a closer look. In the same way a child can abruptly stop walking to pause and notice an airplane flying

above them or an interesting rock on the path beneath them, we too can pause and be in

awe of this world.

We can let ourselves be interrupted by the beauty of what seems ordinary.

There is hope, waiting, in the childlike wonder if we are able to surrender ourselves to it.

It can feel like a childish thing to do, especially when we have so many grown-up responsibilities.

But maybe that can mean something different than it used to. When we are born, we come into this world,

curious and open. We come ready to explore and to learn with the senses that are available to us.

But as we get older, the millions of little miracles we used to discover on a daily basis become nothing more than background noise.

We give up our sense of wonder to make room for the more important grown-up things in life.

But what if there was room for both? What if we could live beautiful, fulfilling lives without sacrificing one for the other? I hope that you can let the

lessons of this strange and beautiful world interrupt your life in the most grace-filled way.

I hope, amidst all of your unanswered questions, you can still find time to listen to the

bird sinking outside of your window, or learn the hour and minute that the sun sets

this time of year where you live. I hope when you taste the

tangerine, the clementine, the grapefruit, you can marvel at life sustaining itself. It is rich,

and it is ripe, and though it may not change everything, it can remind you that amidst your fears of scarcity, there is

a plentiful world on the other side of your senses. That alone is a miracle. And even though

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